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The Evolution of the Ford Mustang, America’s Pony Car
gearpatrol.com - By Amos Kwon
This horse has legs.
Pictures of the Week 9.17.15
flipboard.com - Flipboard Photodesk
Why does ice cream give you ‘brain freeze’?
BBC Future - Jason G Goldman
Delicious frozen desserts come with a sting in their tail. But why? One of the most mind-numbing types of headache comes from one of the greatest desserts ever invented. By some estimates, as many as in
A Cultural History of the Fever
The Atlantic - Adrienne LaFrance
The fever phobia that parents experience is ancient and useful. For most of human history, an unusually high body temperature was a sign of the supernatural. Fevers were sinister but common, unnatural
Supersonic breakthrough: Concorde could fly again within four years
The Guardian - Will Coldwell
British fans of the famous jet say they have enough money to buy one and return it to service for the first time since 2003 A group of British aviation enthusiasts committed to seeing Concorde fly again
Dark Skin May Have Evolved to Protect Against Skin Cancer
National Geographic - Susan Brink
Darwin and others said skin cancer couldn't influence the evolution of skin color. A new study makes the case that it did. 3 Minute Read When it comes to skin color, the idea that we're really all the
Speaking proper: does it matter if we can't pronounce mispronunciation?
The Guardian - Steven Poole
For years, I used to think the film reviewer's genre term "biopic" was stressed on the second syllable. You know, like bionic? Only when I at last heard it spoken on the radio as "bio-pic" did I make connection:
How the ancient Greeks shaped modern mathematics – video animation
The Guardian
In this Royal Institution animation about a group of revolutionary thinkers who changed the way we see mathematics, we see that maths isn't just about performing calculations, but a way of understanding
Qubits
‘Votes’ protect quantum processors from decoherence
futurity.org - Robert Perkins-USC
Seeking a solution to decoherence—the “noise” that prevents quantum processors from functioning properly—scientists have developed a strategy for …
'Lung In A Box' Keeps Organs Breathing Before Transplants
NPR - Michaeleen Doucleff
An experimental device keeps a lung warm, breathing and nourished while outside the body. Credit:MediCommConsultants/YouTube.com Doctors at the University of California, Los Angeles, explain how the "heart
Injected virus protects mice from HIV
futurity.org - Kimm Fesenmaier-Caltech
A technique to deliver HIV-fighting antibodies to mice has proven effective against a strain of HIV found in the real world. The findings, available …
NASA Begins Acoustic Tests On The Space Launch System
Popular Science - By Lindsey Kratochwill
Using a cute little scale model! NASA's Space Launch System will have some pretty strong engines. As a result, the engines produce enormously loud sounds. The SLS is slated to be the most powerful rocket
Universe Today on Twitter
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Astronomy Cast Podcast Ep. 332: Stellar Collisions
A Scientific Miracle: Theories of Mary's Virgin Birth
Popular Science - By Khadijah Britton
Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. - Matthew 1:18 Merry
Digitally simulated worm wriggles for the first time (video)
Engadget - Jon Fingas
It's relatively easy to simulate life in an abstract sense, but it's tricky to do that cell by cell -- just ask the OpenWorm Project, which has spent months recreating a nematode in software. However,
Octafire 8 Port Charge Allows Users to Charge Multiple Devices Simultaneously
geeky-gadgets.com - Hammad Saleem
In the modern world, a majority of us own multiple gadgets, smartphones or tablets. The main problem arises when you have to charge them. Octafire 8 …
Apple may let you tag iPhone photos using your voice
Engadget - Jon Fingas
Tagging greatly simplifies photo searches, but it can be a cumbersome process -- just ask anyone who has typed in keywords for dozens of vacation shots. It may be more intuitive if Apple implements the